Speaking at a conference on mental health in Kyiv on Wednesday, the Hollywood actor and activist, Sean Penn responded to a question from Kyiv Post with a harsh assessment of the Russian dictator: “The best definition that most people have ever heard of ‘evil,’ is the absence of good.”“I don’t want to live in a world where a gangster with nukes gets to dictate my life” #Putin #Russia #RussiaIsATerrioristState
https://x.com/yasminalombaert/status/1700161201479524815?s=12&t=N13y1eYGJ4UCp5MLPfYcuA

@timkmak
I think people who follow the #Ukraine hashtag will still miss this post.

I don't believe #Mastodon has synonym functionality for hashtags so posts using #Ukrainian won't show up in their feeds.

Maybe also research what other hashtags are used widely - e.g. #SlavaUkraini and #RussiaIsATerrioristState

(Anybody who's come to this post via my use of hashtags, please give Tim a follow and subscribe to his newsletter!)

@JorisBohnsonPM

Interesting.
Will it operate in the airspace of one of the NATO countries close to Ukraine?
Surely, if operated over Ukrainian airspace, it might be downed?

#armukrainenow
#StandWithUkraine
#russiaisaterrioriststate

@rogue_corq #RussiaIsATerrioristState

"The attacks on electricity systems have been very explicitly covered, because they've been relentless," says Peter Gleick, a senior fellow at the Pacific Institute in Oakland, Calif. "But there have also been intentional attacks on water treatment systems and wastewater service systems, and that has cut off safe water for literally millions of Ukrainians." #RussiaIsATerrioristState #RussianCrimes #crimesagainsthumanity

Is Russia using water to wage war in Ukraine? https://www.npr.org/1164838051

@TheEconomist this person does not grasp world #politics and the desire of people for international order. #POS #RussiaIsATerrioristState #SlavaUkraine

@osintunleashed I find myself wondering how many of them are overweight, mentally ill, disabled, etc. ‘Thou doth protest to much!’ #facism #RussiaIsATerrioristState #Jan6 #democracy

Soviet style denunciations are back!

In Russia, children opposing the Ukraine war are being targeted - A 12-year-old was punished over her anti-war artwork, the latest sign of a growing crackdown against young people.

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The next day, Federal Security Service (FSB) agents paid a visit to Masha’s school, accused her father of poor parenting and said Masha should be taken away. After that, Masha was too scared to attend class.

Alexey was ultimately arrested and Masha was taken into care – a sign of how far the Russian authorities are going to suppress criticism of the war in Ukraine.

On December 30, 2022, five police cars and a fire truck had parked outside their home.

Alexey told Russian human rights group OVD-Info he did not want to let them in without a warrant, but he opened the door when they began barging it down.

The police and FSB ransacked the apartment, allegedly taking the family’s life savings, mobile phones, laptops and Masha’s anti-war drawing.

At the time of writing, Russian authorities – including the Investigative Committee for the Tula Region – had not responded to a request for comment.

Alexey claimed that his head was slammed against a wall and that he was locked in a room with the national anthem on full blast. He was then charged again for discrediting the army; he now faces up to three years in jail.

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/3/8/russian-crackdown-on-dissent-targets-children

#Ukraine #RussiaIsATerrioristState

@militarnyi_en_mirror @nafobot Yes! So good to hear! #SlavaUkraine #ukraine #RussiaIsATerrioristState

⚠️+18 WARNING⚠️

Truly horrendous 😬

But must be REMEMBERED 🙏 as both a testament to this Hero's bravery, and the utter depravity of those trying to destroy Ukraine.

SLAVA UKRAINI! HEROYAM SLAVA! 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦

'A Ukrainian p.o.w. is being brutally executed after not submitting under russian abuse and saying “Slava Ukraini”.

Horrible war crimes are still a thing in 21st century and there is still no punishment for those ignoring all the conventions.'

https://twitter.com/igorlachenkov/status/1632731078329868292

#UkraineWillWin #RussiaIsATerrioristState

Ukrainian Paratroopers Destroyed 15 Groups Of "Wagnerites" In Bakhmut In One Night 👍 ✊ 🇺🇦

Ukrainian defenders continue to hold Bakhmut, despite the fact that the invaders are trying to take control of the roads leading to the fortress city. Our defense forces managed to push the enemy back from the southern outskirts.

As they say in the plot of TSN, in one night they destroyed 15 groups of "Wagnerites" who were going to storm the Ukrainian positions. A unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this battle lost a drone with night vision.

"We raised the night eyes, and there was such a surprise, because there were a bunch of them from different directions. From 22:00 to 05:30 we cut off these groups. Then it was intercepted that these were 15 groups of "Wagnerites," says the defender of Ukraine.

As they say in the story, due to the lack of equipment, the Russians are increasingly sending only soldiers on the offensive. The Wagnerites attack mainly: with manpower and they try to push through the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but in vain — Bakhmut remains Ukrainian!

https://charter97.org/en/news/2023/3/5/538751/

#Ukraine #UkraineMustWin #RussiaIsATerrioristState

@mongoose @Mrfunkedude @benoitmandelbot I totally agree! I try to post a variety original interesting things as the current news can be overwhelmingly depressing and can cause one to feel hopeless. #fightfascism #RussiaIsATerrioristState #climatechange #guncontrol #onepersononevote #mandatoryvoting

Unbelievably strong woman Yelena Osipova (77yo) has been protesting Putin from inside Russia, since he's in power. Now the police have broken into her art exhibition, claimed there was a bomb and stole 19 of her invaluable paintings. I struggle to find the right words to describe this.

https://twitter.com/putinslies/status/1624858873181143040

#RussiaIsATerrioristState

@pguen @KentBylines Is this tongue and check. Did not Americans fall for the Russia b.s. too? #RussiaIsATerrioristState

The war in #Ukraine is worse than anyone imagines. #RussiaIsATerrioristState https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8ynbDHf/

@buermoy fantastic. Keep up the brave work Ukraine! The free world is pulling for you everyday! #ukraine #democracy #RussiaIsATerrioristState #MriyaReport

@ArrogantHair Canada is the best! #ukraine #MriyaReport #RussiaIsATerrioristState #canada #michigan

THIS is bravery.

"#SlavaUkraïni (Glory to Ukraine), no, no, I will not shut my mouth. No! I will not shut my mouth! Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes! ... "

To Putin's gestapo taping: "I can feel how ashamed you are. I know. In your youthful age how you live in shame for everything you do."

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1620125810329001986

Couple arrested in Krasnodar while at a restaurant with their 9yo daughter, after another diner reported them for anti-war comments.

So, we're at Soviet-style public denunciations 😬 😡

#Ukraine #russiaisaterrioriststate #putinazis

@SocraticEthics we can’t let “war fatigue” cloud the horror of what is happening to the innocent people of #ukraine #MriyaReport #RussiaIsATerrioristState

@domenpresern thank you amazing Domen #MriyaReport #RussiaIsATerrioristState